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How the Heck Did THAT Happen?

My overdue post was all written, and I was ready to pop a picture into place and click Publish. Something awful happened, the stuff of which nightmares are made. Blogger burped. That event had cosmic consequences. The cursor flew down to a graphic near the end. Then Blogger burped again.

POOF!

No more post. Nada. Blank white space, as pure as new-fallen snow appeared in the Compose window.

I've had something similar happen before, however, I was able to retrieve the 'lost' post through Edit Posts. You see, Blogger has a neat, little feature where it auto-saves your post at intervals as you write it...have you gone to Design/Layout > Posting tab > Edit Posts link to see if the missing post is in there?? If you see it, just click on the Edit Post link beside it and voila!...your post is back! Good luck ~ :)

I meant to add that, if you manage to retrieve your 'lost' post via the path mentioned in my previous comment, it will open in the Compose view so all you need do is finish editing it as you wish, then hit Publish.

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Sharon Lippincott

I'm hooked on life writing, especially memoir and journaling and love sharing what I learn. I teach classes and workshops on Lifestory and Memoir Writing, and Writing With All Your Senses both locally and online. My book, The Heart and Craft of Lifestory Writing has helped thousands create a written legacy of their lives.